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Hidden : 7/22/2011
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Answer some questions and you've got your coordinates! Final cache location is on a slope, but you can drive close to it.


Chadron is located at the intersection of which two US highways?
(1) 20 and 2
(4) 385 and 20
(5) 83 and 30
(8) 30 and 15

What the population of Chadron (2010 census)?
(1) 601
(2) 5,851
(3) 24, 137
(6) 8,072

How many swimming pools in Chadron?
(1) 5
(5) 2
(5) 1
(9) 0

How many public parks in Chadron?
(0) 8
(5) 1
(8) 3
(9) 7

What is the official website of Chadron?
(1) www.chadron.com
(4) www.chadron.ne
(5) www.chadron-nebraska.com
(7) www.officialwebsiteofchadron.com

Who is Chadron named for?
(1) no one, Chadron means 'place of fur' in French
(4) no one, Chadron means 'river' in Lakota
(7) Jacques Chadron
(8) Louis B. Chartran

Chadron's first fur trading post was built in what year?
(2) 1841
(5) 1776
(6) 1900
(9) 1309

Who encouraged early businessmen to set up their shops near the confluence of the White River and Chadron Creek?
(0) John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt
(1) Fannie O'Linn
(7) Richard C. Cartwright
(9) Leslie Lynch King, Jr.

What year did the Nebraska Legislature select Chadron as the site for the college to serve the educational needs of western Nebraska?
(0) 1910
(4) 1841
(5) 1885
(6) 1975

What year was Chadron formally established?
(0) 1876
(2) 1884
(4) 1910
(8) 1911

Who was Leslie Lynch King?
(2) Just some dude
(5) Biological father of Gerald Ford
(7) Founder of Chadron State College
(8) Longest living person in Chadron

How long was the Chadron-Chicago Cowboy Horse Race?
(0) 500 miles
(4) 100 miles
(7) 10,000 miles
(9) 1,000 miles

Why did the Chadron-Chicago Cowboy Horse Race happen?
(1) A drunken bet among cowboys after a long cattle drive.
(5) For the riders of the Pony Express.
(8) For the 1893 Chicago World's Fair.
(9) To celebrate the anniversary of the Chadron-Chicago railroad.

Fur Trade Days are held on which weekend in July?
(0) 3rd
(6) 1st
(7) 4th
(8) 2nd

Which New England Patriot played for CSC?
(3) Tom Brady
(5) Tom Osborne
(7) Stephen Gostkowski
(8) Danny Woodhead

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)